Léon Fagel
Illustration — Statue of Michel Eugène Chevreul by Léon Fagel. Léon Fagel (1851–1913) was a French sculptor, best known for his busts. Fagel was born in Valenciennes, won the second Prix de Rome in 1875, and the Prix de Rome in 1879.
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Léon Fagel
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- Born
- 1851 · Valenciennes.
- Died
- 1913 · Cousolre.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris · French Academy in Rome
- Teachers
- René Fache
- Known for
- Michel Eugène Chevreul · Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour · Officer of the Legion of Honour · Prix de Rome
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Statue of Michel Eugène Chevreul by Léon Fagel. Léon Fagel (1851–1913) was a French sculptor, best known for his busts. Fagel was born in Valenciennes, won the second Prix de Rome in 1875, and the Prix de Rome in 1879.
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He exhibited busts of Chevreul, J. Cavelier, and Le Greffeur at the Exposition Universelle (1900), along with two large reliefs for Sacré-Cœur (Faith and Fortitude).
Léon Fagel studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris and French Academy in Rome. Training under René Fache is recorded. The recorded working language is French. Works named in the authority record are Michel Eugène Chevreul and Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck. Work by Léon Fagel is recorded in the collections of Petit Palais, Musée Carnavalet, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris and Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour and Prix de Rome.
• Paris • La Loi et La Justice, Cour des Comptes • La Vierge des Marins, Sacré-Cœur • Lettres, Sorbonne • Michel Eugène Chevreul, Jardin des Plantes • Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Jardin des Plantes • Sculpture, Place du Carrousel • Silvestre, Comédie-Française • Elsewhere • Art, École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers Centre de Lille, Lille • Catherine Joséphine de Raffin, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Valenciennes • Charles-François Daubigny, Auvers • Joseph-François Dupleix, Landrecies • Monument to the Battle of Wattignies (1793), Maubeuge
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Léon Fagel is recorded as having received Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour and Prix de Rome. Formation and teaching. Fagel studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris and French Academy in Rome. He trained under René Fache.
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1851
Léon Fagel born at Valenciennes.
1889
Michel Eugène Chevreul is dated 1889.
1911
Monument to Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux is dated 1911.
1913
Léon Fagel died at Cousolre.
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Valenciennes.
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Cousolre.
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Recognition and collections
Léon Fagel received Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour and Prix de Rome.
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